According to EARLY, tracking time in spreadsheets is a hidden money sink. It might work for a while, but as your team grows and projects scale, things unravel quickly.
For small teams, this outdated method can easily waste over $100,000 a year.
So, where is all that money going?
- Lost billable hours
Even 15 minutes underreported per person per day costs $65,000 a year for a 10-person team – and it often goes unnoticed. - Time-consuming admin work
Managers spend about 2 hours weekly chasing down and fixing timesheets. That adds up to 100 hours and $10,000 yearly of admin work that a tool could handle in minutes. - Productivity drain
Manual timesheets eat up 25 minutes a day. For 10 people, that’s about 1,084 hours and $108,000 lost to admin instead of real work. - No insights, just data
You’ve got hours logged, but no clue how your team is really spending time or where to improve. Spreadsheets don’t show what’s billable, or wasted, or where to focus. - Team frustration
Nobody loves filling out timesheets. It’s boring, it’s easy to forget, and it’s easy to mess up. As soon as tracking becomes a chore, accuracy drops off the cliff.
The fix?
Tracking time with EARLY. It automates time tracking, gives you real insights, keeps your team on track, and makes reporting a breeze. Whether you’re a startup, agency, or growing team, EARLY is the tool you need to ditch spreadsheets for good.
👉 Read the full breakdown → The real cost of spreadsheet time tracking
